Former England manager Sven Goran-Eriksson had his voicemails repeatedly hacked by the now closed News of the World, a phone-hacking trial underway in London has heard.
The tabloid, owned by tycoon Rupert Murdoch, wrote a story about the 65-year-old's affair with Football Association employee Faria Alam based on hacked messages from June 2004, the Old Bailey court heard on Wednesday.
Police also found a recording of an intercepted message left by Everton chairman Bill Kenwright relating to player transfers, prosecutor Mark Bryant-Heron said.
"I didn't get back to you before I signed James Beattie and I wanted to talk to you about another of your England players before I sign him," Kenwright said in the message.
It was among numerous recordings found at the home of private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who was arrested in August 2006 for phone hacking and jailed the following year.
Eriksson was allegedly targeted for almost all the time he was England manager between 2001 and 2006.
Eight people are on trial on charges relating to the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World, which was shut down in 2011 over revelations that it hacked the voicemail messages of a murdered schoolgirl as well as hundreds of celebrities.
The defendants include former editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, who both deny the charges.
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